E-card

Abstract

A touch screen navigation device for making purchases includes a memory to store a first descriptor that identifies a card used in commerce; a scannable identifier adapted to provide a second descriptor to a scanner; a display for displaying changeable information including an icon for the card; and an input to select the card. When the card is selected, the display takes the appearance of the card, and when the scannable identifier is scanned, the scannable identifier provides the descriptor in the memory that identifies the card. A page bar may scroll between pages of icons. Interfaces may be included for E-apps, E-games, paying-bills, music and video, books, and text messaging.

1 . A device comprising:
 a memory to store a first descriptor that identifies a card used in commerce;   a scannable identifier adapted to provide a second descriptor to a scanner;   a display for displaying changeable information including an icon for the card; and   an input to select the card;   wherein, when the card is selected, the display takes the appearance of the selected card, and when the scannable identifier is scanned, the second descriptor provided by the scannable identifier includes the first descriptor.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a touch-sensitive control screen.   
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the display includes a touch-sensitive control screen and the input to select the card is an area of the screen that corresponds to the icon for the card. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the memory stores a plurality of descriptors that include icons depicting cards used in commerce, and the changeable information includes descriptors for each of the plurality of cards. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a page bar to select a page of cards;   wherein the changeable information includes one or more descriptors for the selected page of cards.   
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a wireless interface;   wherein the changeable information includes information retrieved utilizing the wireless interface.   
     
     
         8 . A device comprising:
 a memory to store a plurality of descriptors describing cards used in commerce;   a scannable identifier adapted to provide a card descriptor to a scanner; and   a display with a touch-sensitive control screen for displaying and selecting changeable information, the changeable information including icons for the cards;   wherein, when an icon for a card is selected, the display takes the appearance of the card, and when the scannable identifier is scanned, the scannable identifier provides the descriptor in the memory that identifies the selected card.   
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 a page bar to select a page of cards;   wherein the changeable information includes icons for the selected page of cards.   
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 an apps interface;   a games interface;   a paying-bills interface;   a music and video interface;   a books interface; and   a text messaging interface.